St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-09
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board of Education.
OFFICIAL.
REGULAR Meeting.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 6, 1887.
President Schiffmann in the chair.
Present: Inspectors Schumacher, Mi
nor, Simmon, Giesen, Williams, Ellis,
Gilbert, Athey, PoStlethwaite, Curtis,
Berlandi, Dobner and Mr.. President-13.
Absent: Inspectors Wampler and
Haas.
The reading of the minutes of the
preceding regular and adjourned meet
ingS was, on motion of Inspector Schur-
meier, dispensed with, and said minutes
approved as published.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Treasurer of the Board
Report of receipts and disbursements
from July Is, 1856, to May 81, 1857, show
ing balance on hand OF S31, 754.21, de-
posted in Bank of Minnesota on May
q, 1887.
Received and referred to Committee
on Finance. (See files.)
From the Hartford Steam Boiler Insp.
and ms. Co.
Report on condition of steam plant in
High school building, finding same in
good condition generally.
Ordered filed.
From the Building Inspector
Notifying the Board that certain work
on the addition to the Van Buren, build
ing is not being done according to the
specifications, and that no permit has
yet been applied for.
Referred to Committee on Real ES-
tate.
From George II. Fletcher Through In
SpectOr Postletlwaite.) y
Applying for the appointment to SUI
perintend the construction of the new
school buildings and additions now in
course of erection.
Referred to Real Estate Committee.
From Will II. Brink
Application of same import as last
above. Same reference.
From A. G. Wedge, Signed for self and
OtherS)-
Requesting opportunity to furnish
evidence of the value of the property
contemplated to be bought for the new
Humboldt school site and inclosing writ
ten opinions ON the subject from real
estate men. The letter having been
read, lengthy discussion enSued dur
ing which the entire matter referring to
the Humboldt school sites, the reasons
for the proposed change of location. the
relative value of eligible grounds in
said school district, etc, were reiter-
ated, explained and debated as hereto
fore recorded in the proceedings of this
Board and communicated to a commit
tee from the West Side Citizens union.
In order, however, that not. the shadow
of suspicion of wrong doing may attach
to the Committee on Real Estate es-
pecially, and the members of the Board
generally, it was, on motion of Inspector
Gilbert, resolved that a special commit
tee of three mot members of the Real
Estate COmmittee) be appointed by the
president to investigate and report. In
SpectorS Gilbert, Williams and Scnur-
meier were then appointed as such COM
mittee.
REPORTS.
From the Superintendent
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 6, 1887.
To the Honorable, the Board of Educa-
ton OF the City of st. Paul
GENTLEMEN herewith submit my
report of the public schools of this city
for the month ending May so, 1887. The
total enrolment in the public schools OF
this city from September, 1856, to June.
1887, was 1854, an increase of 2. 14S over
the enrolment of 1856 for the same
time. The number of pupils enrolled
in the classes in German in the schools
for the month of May was 1,773, making
a total enrolment for the year of 2,401.
The enrolment and average daily
attendance in the public schools of this
city for the month of May, 1887, were as
fOilnxyc.